Biomass Group, Nanjing Agricultural University, PO Box 68, 40 Dianjiangtai Road, Nanjing 210031

 “A Sustainable Bio-future Perspective” by JA Kozinski

As invited by Prof. Zhen Fang based on the grant from the National Foreign Expert Bureau of China, Prof. Janusz A Kozinski (Dean of Engineering, Lakehead, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering) as a distinguished visiting professor is jointly working with our group for two months from July to August in the biomass group, college of engineering at Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU). On July 21, 2025 (13:30 pm – 4:30 pm), Prof. Kozinski gave a second lecture entitled “A Sustainable Bio-future Perspective” to our students and faculty members.

Prof. Kozinski is presenting his second lecture, Kozinski院士进行第二场演讲

In his lecture, Prof. Kozinski captivated the audience with an engaging presentation on the power of engineers and scientists in shaping the world. He emphasized the crucial role they play in creating everything that isn’t naturally occurring, as highlighted by the visual of a human hand reaching out to a robotic hand.

Human Creativity, 人类的创造力

Prof. Kozinski also discussed critical global issues such as fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and their impact on climate change. He presented compelling data on the leading contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, stressing the significant role of countries like China and the U.S. He further explored the increasing demand for energy, the depletion of resources, rising fuel prices, and the geopolitical issues that come with them. At the end of the lecture, Prof. Kozinski discussed the role of engineers in addressing these challenges, particularly in the context of renewable energy and sustainable solutions. He also presented detailed research on renewable energy conducted by his Canadian research group, which will collaborate with our Biomass Group at Nanjing Agricultural University to tackle key issues in bioenergy.

Global challenges in energy 地球面临的能源挑战

Prof. Kozinski’s research fields in bioenergy, Kozinski院士研究组的研究领域

Giving a Motto to encourage young people, 以座右铭鼓励年轻人

 After the lecture, students and faculty members engaged in a lively discussion, raising insightful questions on the future of energy and engineering as well as joint research projects and exchange plans between China and Canada.

Discussion with students, Kozinski院士与硕士留学生热烈讨论

Discussion with young faculty members, Kozinski院士与青年教师热烈讨论

Prof. Janusz A Kozinski, a world well-known scientist in renewable energy, is Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Board member of the Academy, he severed as Associate Vice-principal of McGill, Founding President, Hereford University of Technology and Engineering (UK), Engineering Dean at U Saskatchewan and York.

Prof. Zhen Fang summarizing the presentation, 方老师对演讲进行了总结

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Kozinski院士讲座 “可持续生物未来的前景”

应方真老师邀请，由中国国家外国专家局高端人才项目的资助，Janusz A Kozinski教授（加拿大工程院院士、湖首大学工学院院长）作为杰出的访问教授，于2025年7月至8月在南京农业大学生物质组工作2个月。2025年7月21日下午，Kozinski教授为我们的师生们做了第二场题为“可持续生物未来的前景”的特别讲座。

在他的讲座中，Kozinski教授通过生动的演示吸引了观众的注意力，强调了工程师和科学家在塑造世界中的关键作用。他指出，正是工程师和科学家创造了所有非自然存在的事物，正如那张展示人类手与机器人手相握的图像所传达的意义。Kozinski教授还讨论了全球面临的关键问题，如化石燃料的消耗、温室气体排放及其对气候变化的影响。他展示了关于主要温室气体排放者的有力数据，特别指出了中国和美国在这一问题中的重要地位。他进一步探讨了能源需求的增长、资源的枯竭、燃料价格的上涨以及随之而来的地缘政治问题。讲座最后，Kozinski教授讨论了工程师在应对这些挑战中的作用，特别是在可再生能源和可持续解决方案的背景下，他加拿大研究组在可再生能源中的详细研究，他们将与我们南京农业大学生物能源研究组共同合作解决生物能源方面关键问题。讲座结束后，师生们进行了热烈的讨论，提出了关于能源未来和工程学的深刻问题。

Discussion with students, Kozinski教授和与会者热烈讨论

Citing Prof. Zhen Fang’s words in the Speech of his Alma Mater Taining Experimental Primary School for his 50^th Anniversary of Graduation to inspire students and young faculty members，引用方真老师毕业50周年给母校福建泰宁实验小学的赠言鼓励硕博生和年青教师

Janusz A. Kozinski院士是国际可再生能源领域权威学者，加拿大工程院院士和工程院主席团成员，注册工程师，现任湖首大学工学院院长和教授，历任加拿大麦吉尔大学研究副校长助理、英国赫里福德科技工程大学校长、约克大学理工学院院长和工学院创建院长、萨斯喀彻温大学工学院院长等。

New Wave Engineering Linking Megatrends and Future Skills by JA Kozinski

As invited by Prof. Zhen Fang based on the grant from the National Foreign Expert Bureau of China, Prof. Janusz A Kozinski (Dean of Engineering, Lakehead, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering) as a distinguished visiting professor is jointly working with our group from July 1 to August 31, 2025 in the biomass group of college of engineering at Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU). In the afternoon of July 10, 2025, Prof. Kozinski gave a special lecture entitled “New Wave Engineering Linking Megatrends and Future Skills” to our students and faculty members.

In his lecture, Prof. Kozinski first shared his adventures in the parabolic zero-gravity flights in France for his space ambition and in Toronto CN Tower as Skywalker to show his determination, and demonstrated a modern magnificent engineering building at York initiated and built under the guidance of him as founding Dean to inspire young people to realize their engineer’s dream. Subsequently, he indicated what engineering skills we need to meet future technologies. Finally, he showed us the detailed research of his Canadian research group on renewable energy, which will collaborate with our Bioenergy Research Group at Nanjing Agricultural University to address key issues in the field of bioenergy. After the lecture, the teachers and students raised questions and had a lively discussion.

Parabolic zero-gravity flights in France, Kozinski院士抛物线零重力高空飞行中以实现太空梦想

Adventure in Toronto CN Tower, Kozinski院士在多伦多加拿大国家电视塔空中探险以表决心

A fantastic modern Engineering building at York

Kozinski院长发起建造的约克大学一座梦幻般的现代工学院大楼以实现年青人工程师梦想

Prof. Kozinski’s group research areas in Energy, Kozinski院士研究组研究领域

Prof. Janusz A Kozinski, a world well-known scientist in renewable energy, is Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Board member of the Academy, he severed as Associate Vice-principal of McGill, Engineering Dean at U Saskatchewan and York.

Afterwards, 12 master students presented their thesis proposals, Prof. Kozinski and other participants give constructive comments and revised suggestions.

Listening to thesis proposals of Master students, 认真听取硕士生开题预答辩

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Kozinski院士讲座“连接大趋势和未来技能的新浪潮工程”

应方真院士的邀请，由中国国家外国专家局高端人才项目的资助，Janusz A Kozinski教授（加拿大工程院院士、湖首大学工学院院长）作为杰出的访问教授，于2025年7月1日至8月31日在南京农业大学工学院生物质组与我组共同工作。2025年7月10日下午，Kozinski教授为我们的师生们做了一场题为“连接大趋势和未来技能的新浪潮工程”的特别讲座。

在讲座中，Kozinski教授首先分享了他在法国为实现太空梦想而进行的抛物线零重力飞行的冒险经历，并在多伦多加拿大国家电视塔上空作为天行者以显示他的工作决心，同时，展示了他作为约克大学创始工学院长发起和建造的一座现代宏伟的工学院楼，以激励年轻人实现他们的工程师梦想。随后，他指出我们需要哪些工程技能来满足未来的技术需求。最后，他向我们介绍了他的加拿大研究组在可再生能源中的详细研究，该团队将与我们南京农业大学生物能源研究组共同合作解决生物能源方面关键问题。讲座结束后，教师和学生们提出了问题并进行热烈讨论。

A Master student presents thesis proposal, 一位硕士生开题预答辩

报告结束后， 12名硕士生进行开题预答辩，Kozinski教授和其他与会者发表了建设性的意见和修改建议。

Janusz A. Kozinski院士是国际可再生能源领域权威学者，加拿大工程院院士和工程院主席团成员，注册工程师，现任湖首大学工学院院长和教授，历任加拿大麦吉尔大学研究副校长助理、英国赫里福德科技工程大学校长、约克大学理工学院院长和工学院创建院长、萨斯喀彻温大学工学院院长等。

Group photo, 最后合影

Invited plenary lecture on Int’l Conf. on Green & Low Carbon Utilization of Biomass

Zhen Fang, “Techniques and applications of converting agricultural biomass to biofuels and high value-added products”, The Int’l Conf. on Green & Low Carbon Utilization of Biomass July 1-4, 2025 Nanjing, Jiangsu, Institute of Chemical Industry of Forestry Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (Invited plenary lecture).

方真，“农业废弃物转化为燃料和高附加值产品技术和应用“，生物质绿色低碳利用国际学术会议，中国林业科学院林产品化学工业研究所，大会特邀报告，2025年07月1-4日，江苏∙南京。

Prof. Zhen Fang donated 22 books to the Cixi Archives

On May 7, 2025, Prof. Zhen Fang donated 22 books edited/authored by him in renewable energy and green technologies to the Cixi Archives in his hometown Cixi, Zhejiang:

1. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., HX Guo (Editors), Production of Organic Acids and Alcohols from Agricultural Residues and Food Wastes, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2025.
2. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., LJ Xu (Editors), Production of N-containing Chemicals and Materials from Biomass, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2023.
3. P Bartocci, F Fantozzi, Q Yang, HP Yang, O Masek, YJ Yan, Zhen Fang, L Rigamonti, (Editors), Sustainable Biomass and Waste Conversion, Elsevier, 2022 (in purchase).
4. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., LJ Xu (Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Sustainable Recycling of Organic Solid Waste, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2021.
5. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., LJ Xu (Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Pyrolysis, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2020.
6. YT Wang, Zhen Fang (Editors), Catalytic Biomass to Renewable Biofuels and Biomaterials, MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2020.
7. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., XF Tian (Editors), Production of Materials from Sustainable Biomass Resources, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2019.
8. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., H Li (Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Bifunctional Catalysts, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2017.
9. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., X Qi (Editors), Production of Platform Chemicals from Sustainable Resources, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2017.
10. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr.(Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Lignin, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2016.
11. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., X Qi (Editors), Production of Hydrogen from Renewable Resources, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2015.
12. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., X Qi (Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Microwave, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2015.
13. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., X Qi (Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ultrasound, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2015.
14. Zhen Fang, C Xu (Editors), Near-critical and Supercritical Water and Their Applications for Biorefineries, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2014.
15. Zhen Fang, RL Smith, Jr., X Qi (Editors), Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2014.
16. Zhen Fang (Editor), Liquid, Gaseous and Solid Biofuels – Conversion Techniques, InTech, London, UK, 2013.
17. Zhen Fang (Editor), Biofuels – Economy, Environment and Sustainability, InTech, London, UK, 2013.
18. Zhen Fang (Editor), Pretreatment Techniques for Biofuels and Biorefineries, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
19. Zhen Fang (Editor), Biodiesel – Feedstocks, Production and Applications, InTech, London, UK, 2013.
20. J. M. Marchetti, Zhen Fang (Editors), Biodiesel: Blends, Properties and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, 2011.
21. Zhen Fang (Author), Rapid Production of Micro- and Nano-particles Using Supercritical Water, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
22. Zhen Fang (Author), Complete Dissolution and Oxidation of Organic Wastes in Water, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2009.

2025年5月7日，方真教授捐赠慈溪市档案馆22部英文图书

方真院士捐赠的他编著的22册珍贵图书档案资料（其中1部随后寄送），将进一步丰富慈溪市档案馆馆藏，助力科技事业的发展。

翻译：

1. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，郭海星（编著），《农业废弃物和食物垃圾生产有机酸和醇》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2025

      2．方真，RL Smith，Jr.，徐禄江（编著），《从生物质生产含氮化学品和材料》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2021

3. P Bartocci，F Fantozzi，Q Yang，HP Yang，O Masek，YJ Yan，方真，L Rigamonti，（编著），《可持续生物质和废弃物转化》，爱思唯尔出版社，2022 (求购中)

      4．方真，RL Smith，Jr.，徐禄江（编著），《可持续再生有机固体废物生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2021

5. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，徐禄江（编著），《热解生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2020
6. 王一同，方真 （编著），《催化生物质转化为可再生生物燃料和生物材料》，MDPI（瑞士巴塞尔）出版社，2020
7. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，田霄飞（编著），《可持续生物质资源生产材料》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2019
8. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，李虎（编著），《双功能催化剂生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2017
9. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，漆新华（编著），《可持续资源生产平台化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2017
10. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.（编著），《木质素生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2016
11. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，漆新华（编著），《可再生资源生产氢气》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2015
12. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，漆新华（编著），《利用微波生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2015
13. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，漆新华（编著），《利用超声波生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2015
14. 方真，徐春保（编著），《近临界水和超临界水及其在生物炼制中的应用》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2014
15. 方真，RL Smith，Jr.，漆新华（编著），《利用离子液体生产生物燃料和化学品》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2014
16. 方真（编著），《液体、气体和固体生物燃料-转化技术》，InTech出版社，英国，伦敦，2013
17. 方真（编著），《生物燃料-经济、环境和可持续性》，InTech出版社，英国，伦敦，2013
18. 方真（编著），《生物燃料和生物精炼的预处理技术》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2013
19. 方真（编著），《生物柴油-原料、生产和应用》，InTech出版社，英国，伦敦，2013
20. JM Marchetti，方真（编著），《生物柴油：混合物、性质和应用》，Nova Science Publishers出版社，纽约，2011
21. 方真（作者），《超临界水快速制备微米和纳米颗粒》，柏林•海德堡，斯普林格出版社，2010
22. 方真（作者），《水中有机废物的完全溶解和氧化》，德国，萨尔布吕肯，VDM Verlag Dr. Müller出版社，2003

    随后，方真院士出席慈溪植保无人机职业技能大赛，参访了宁波市生物质部分企业以寻求合作。Subsequently, Prof. Zhen Fang attended the Cixi Plant Protection UAV Vocational Skills Competition and visited some biomass enterprises in Ningbo to seek cooperation.

Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU)-Lakehead University Seminar on Thermal Utilization of Biomass

Biomass utilization in agriculture and forestry has become a research hotspot in chemical, environment, energy, and materials science and engineering. The purpose of the Seminar is to promote NJAU-Lakehead academic exchange, research partnership, as well as general education stimulating  mutual initiatives in sustainable development of renewable biomass resources.

Organization Committee:

Chair: Professor Zhen Fang (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, FCAE), Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Co-chair: Professor Janusz A. Kozinski (FCAE), Lakehead University, Canada

Secretaries:  Miss Xiao Han and Mr Guo-qiang Zhu

Lectures:

1. Biorefining processes for biopolymers and bioplastics

Prof. Pedram Fatehi (Lakehead)

2. Simultaneous pyrolysis-activation-doping of biomass for porous N-doped biochar and its applications

Dr. Wei Chen, Associate Prof. (NJAU)

3. Performance enhancement of biomass- and industrial waste-based magnetic composites

Prof. Kang Kang (Lakehead)

4. Glucose oxidation over Cu0-Cu+ sites stabilized by lignin-derived carbon

Dr. Yang Cao, Associate Prof. (NJAU)

5. Valorization of waste tires using SCWG technology to produce hydrogen

Dr. Baris Yilmaz (Lakehead, Visiting Prof.)

6. Tandem catalysis in-situ hydrogen generation and hydrodeoxygenation: Co-liquefaction of polyethylene and straw into hydrocarbon fuels

Mr. Shen-ren Li (NJAU, PhD Student)

7. Microwave-assisted synthesis of biomass-derived N-doped carbon dots for metal ion sensing

Mr.  Mehedi Hassan (Lakehead, PhD Student)

8. Hydrogen production from biomass via hydrothermal gasification using Ni-Ce catalysts supported on Kaolin

Mr. Zhi-qiang Wang (NJAU, PhD Student)

Video:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1uj7UzmEiQ/?vd_source=d2f3aa0687d7bca71a4587bfe38523b9

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南京农业大学-加拿大湖首大学研讨会成功举办

农林生物质利用已成为化学、环境、能源、材料科学与工程等领域的研究热点。本次研讨会的目的是促进南京农业大学与湖首大学在可再生生物质资源领域开展学术交流、研究合作以及人才培养等方面合作。

本次研讨会于2025年05月30日由南京农业大学主办，南京农业大学方真院士和加拿大湖首大学Janusz A. Kozinski院士为大会主席，大会主题为热化学利用生物质技术。8位来自加拿大、土耳其和中国的学者及学生分享其最新的研究进展。会上，加拿大湖首大学Pedram Fatehi教授、南京农业大学陈伟副教授、加拿大湖首大学Kang Kang副教授、南京农业大学曹阳副教授、土耳其马尔马拉大学Baris Yilmaz副教授（湖首大学访问学者）、南京农业大学博士生李胜任、湖首大学博士生Mehedi Hassan以及南京农业大学博士生王志强分享其在生物基材料和生物基绿色能源的最新进展。南京农业大学博士生韩笑和硕士生祝国强共同担任大会秘书。

演讲录像：

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1uj7UzmEiQ/?vd_source=d2f3aa0687d7bca71a4587bfe38523b9

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